Summary: As North American companies continue to explore growth opportunities abroad, most notably in emerging markets, compliance and integrity risks appear to be rising sharply. Whether this foreign activity involves acquisitions, investments, or other business relationships, such as joint ventures, its deployment in regions often previously unknown has raised the stakes for corporate strategists and compliance officers.

To gain greater insight into this issue, Forbes Insights and Deloitte conducted the fourth annual Look Before You Leap survey. Participants included more than 500 business professionals at companies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico with a focus on surveying companies in the financial services industry. Participants represented a wide range of industries, with 39 percent of the respondents in the financial services industry, including both financial buyers, such as private equity firms and hedge funds, and strategic buyers.

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